wars that was revealed today is the war that criminalizes denying the nazi crimes in ukraine and here i think it's very important what i'm going to say i'm not going to call these people protesters i'm going to call them neo nazis and here's why i'm doing that today in their mary or kiev there have these portrait of this man step on bond there are you know kind of the ukrainian nationalists who helped the german nazis invade ukraine in one thousand nine hundred one i have in my hands this is a magazine this is not a russian magazine this is a polish magazine it shows mr banderas face and he says bond there are regular terrorist bund there and his men killed thousands of joules poor russians in ukraine they killed all sort terms of thousands of ukrainians and somehow he's the only man whose portrait these people are carrying and if you look at their so-called protesters you will see that there are ukrainian flags and there are many red and black flags these are the flags ok so called ukrainian insurgent army ok might get out of all these people brought your medals there you know m

sharing prosperity. breaking news on r t ukraine's president viktor yanukovych has offered one of the leaders of the protest movement. to new the post of prime minister he's also agreed to make key changes in the constitution after another round of crisis talks with the opposition we go live to kiev very shortly. this is our international live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just ten ten pm and eight pm in ukraine where the breaking news is that the country's president viktor yushchenko bitch has invited a leader of the opposition to become prime minister in a bid to quell the anti-government unrest that is sweeping the country is also agreed to make changes to the constitution giving extra powers to parliament that's the latest now from peter all of a who is in kiev peter this appears to be a dramatic and major breakthrough doesn't it. well this is all come about following the latest rounds of talks between excuse me this is all come about following the latest round of talks between the government and the opposition now the changes to the constitution that is the oth

characterize events playing out in ukraine a legitimate democratic movement or a small number of highly motivated radicals forcing violent regime change is this movement is peaceful as western media claims and is ukraine hopelessly divided west against east. to cross-talk ukraine i'm joined by my guest john laughlin in paris he is the director of studies at the institute of democracy and cooperation in london we have tony help and he is a journalist and former moscow bureau chief for the times and in moscow we cross to dimitri bobbitt he's a political analyst with voice of russia all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it john if i go to you in paris the government has resigned the cabinet has resigned you know covert has reached out to the opposition so is the ball in his corner or the opposition's. well in a sense it's in the opposition's because they have been making the running in this as you said in your question they have or you applied anyway in your question they have shown extreme violence the oppositio

ukraine's capital are spreading into the rest of the country. protesters have died and the embattled president is talking to opposition leaders who want new elections. ukraine is the "inside story." hello, i'm ray soares. with government coffers bare, the government got a bailout, not by looking west to the european union, but looking north to moscow, staving off discover short-term, buzz not a permanent solution. demonstrators in the heart of the ukrainian capital are not giving up. after weeks of water hoses dousing in the sub-freezing cold. opposition parties got an audience with yanukovych, with protests that have begun to spread to other regions. it's locked in a tug of war over its future. a truce between protesters and government forces held for much of thursday. it followed the most violent clashes since the crisis began in mid november. now for the first time protesters have been killed. today, ukraine's prime minister tried to avoid a coup. former heavyweight champion boxish has called on president yanukovych to fuse the crisis. ahead of meeting the president, he was optimi

in moscow where it's just turned ten pm. different political crisis in ukraine have been towering above the e.u. russia summit in brussels the event was scaled back by the blog from two days to just a few hours over the raul let's now talk to our correspondent we talked to our correspondent who's been following the meeting this is what she had to say. this russia e.u. summit has been consistently billed in the past as a platform for furthering the street strategic cooperation between russia and the e.u. went to great extent it was in terms of the topics that they did touch upon however we know that coming into this summit there was this huge issue out of ukraine that was hanging over the meeting and the relations were strained after the decision of . which not to go ahead to sign that agreement with the e.u. in favor of closer ties with russia so that was one of the sticking points of this is skosh and what came out of it basically all of the representatives. of the european commission report of the european council all condemning the violence also but also saying that violence is

rioters. well i think that can be exactly what has been characterized as happening in the ukraine in kiev for the last week i have family in laws in kiev and they're afraid to leave their houses right now because of what is happening it should be said that this is limited to the downtown section of the city and what we have are several thousand ultra nationalist. rioters because we can call them ra it's hers we can call them terrorists we can call them insurgents at this point but one thing is sure is not this has nothing to do with democratic protest these people are attacking police with chain weapons and cocktails. bombs pyrotechnics there have been stabbings of police they have been building trebuchets and using both scenarios and morningstar as we see an absolute medievalism level of violence coming from these people these several thousand people that are being cheered on and facilitated by the slightly larger crowds on the my done. are. right now engaged on the street which is right up the street from them i don and there is no question anymore that this is a democratic protest even

breaking news this hour authorities are negotiating with rioters in ukraine you're looking at live pictures where they're trying to storm a convention center where some two hundred police officers are based that's following the opposition's rejection of president bush's proposals aimed at the quelling the ongoing anti-government riots. this as two police officers kidnapped by rioters in ukraine's capital have been released both were allegedly tortured as fears are mounting of radical protestors derailing the concessions of the authorities. and in other news up to twenty nine people are killed in street clashes with security forces across egypt meanwhile a powerful explosion is reported outside a police building in the city of suez on the third anniversary of the two thousand and eleven revolution. in broadcasting a live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t it is a very busy news each night let's get right to it authorities in ukraine are negotiating with the rioters who have been trying to storm a convention center in kiev members of the country's special police force are

ukraine or at least the country's capital kiev has descended into chaos protests have turned extremely violent and the social order is on the verge of collapse to what degree do protesters in kiev represent the ukrainian people what do these protesters believe in and what do they really want is ukraine on the path to nowhere. i would rather as questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question more. hello and welcome to crossfire all things are considered i'm peter lavelle ukraine or at least the country's capital care has descended into chaos protests have turned extremely violent and the social order is on the verge of collapse to what degree do protesters in kiev represent the ukrainian people what do these protesters believe in and what do they really want also there are accusations of outside meddling is ukraine on the path to nowhere. to cross talk of ants in ukraine i'm joined by my guest alexander maturity and london he is a legal writer and an analyst in mosc

cran ukraine. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we turn now to ukraine, where thousands of antigovernment demonstrators have constructed what amounts to a self-sufficient protest city within the capital of kiev. the standout prompt of the country's prime minister to resign on tuesday, as its parliament agreed to repeal a round of laws that crackdown on dissent. on wednesday, lawmakers offered an amnesty to protesters who have been arrested in the standoff, but only on the condition that activist vacate buildings have occupied in kiev, and other parts of ukraine. this is the speaker of the parliament, volodimyr rybak. let me remind you that yesterday we have approved the bill for thousand seven the lock ukraine that ceased to be enforced. we also agreed to discuss today the questions related to the removal of the negative consequences and on a mission pursued and punishment of persons in relation to the events which took place during peaceful rallies. so i come up with a proposition to vote on legi

that's not really stepped up i don't think which way stocks goes to the president of ukraine over to the other which leaders of the opposition the meeting which has been going on for more. three hours already and we have no information whatsoever what's that bt to push you to see now it's still very very tense atmosphere with us back to why it works all the folk tales grenades companies coming out of the police so hell breaking loose here and here i witness to first find out the police which was attempting to clear the streets clear the government i just and i filed this report a little thirty a lot. so this is yet another attempt by the police to push the protest this off the governmental quarter they've just started moving as we can see they're covering themselves with shields the protesters the rioters are running back but they're still throwing rocks at the police it is very violent here we see that flash bangs are being exploded. from time to time although the police are not resorting to any kind of special mean so far they haven't even youth class bands or non-lethal non-let

ninety to prosperity levels where the same in potent and ukraine and today poland least three times more prosperous than ukraine and here i am only talking of economic dimension. as association agreements including free trade agreements between european union and partners like moldova georgia or ukraine or forty compatible with russia's existing trait arrangements we he's countries to trade agreements can't interact constructively with the customs union as long as w t o rules are applied and free decision making is guaranteed and we expect that is sessions with moldova and georgia have made vinnie use would be confirmed with a signature of these agreements by early alton at the latest european union is closely following the developments in ukraine and strongly condemns firelands we call for restraint and those responsible have to be held to account we want a fundamental freedoms such as the freedom of expression and assembly preserved. the present stalemate must be rapidly overcome through a genuine dialogue between the authorities the opposition and civil society ukrainian authorit

radical anti-government rioters dig and now ukraine's justice ministry ignoring opposition leader's pleas to leave the siege threatens to negotiations with the governments with a state of emergency looming. hold for home the syrian peace talks to move toward allowing trapped civilians out of the embattled city and to get humanitarian aid in. the british voters who are to board for the ballot as only one in young people say they'll be bothered to turn out for the next election. which nineteen a national coming to you live from moscow how marina joshie welcome to the program bonfires barricades and pavements that's how ukraine's capital looks after almost two weeks of unrelenting violence right now you're looking at the latest pictures coming from the ukrainian capital kiev where and to government rioters are entrenched and the justice ministry building refusing to budge even despite fellow opposition leaders please while about fifty a radical activists from the movement known as common cause stormed the ministry at night smashing windows with clubs and metal bars opposition leader vi

ukraine's prime minister resigns saying it's a sacrifice to stop the violent unrest but the opposition is still not satisfied and calls for mass protests until the president steps down to. your. child. you russia summit brussels downgrades a summit with russia because of differences over the crisis in ukraine which is causing a long shadow over the talks. also in just ten days the games begin at soldiers and big but as the host city prepares to get down to business there are still occasions in the media to deal with. this way you create the debate graves the games the national media what do you know or. so one senior member of the international olympic committee says his remarks and corruption in sochi were taken out of context and used by the media to great headline. this is aussie international coming to you live from moscow i'm your national hello and welcome to the program. ukraine's prime minister has resigned in what he says is part of an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the country's political deadlock the parliament is now reviewing several other concessions ma

ukraine that's a national holiday and that means that we've seen many many more people turn out here into the center of ukrainian capital in order to to take parts into what is descending into well really a five very violent scene in a continuous violent standoff between scientists and demonstrators here in kiev. and let's not get more on the situation in ukraine from. his a senior international relations lecturer and research from the moscow state university mr knox about us thank you very much for joining us here at the very nice to thank you for having me on wonderful ok the u.s. we know that the u.s. is revoking its phases over what they call violence towards protesters but what kind of violence how is saying that so what we're seeing that is that the riot police moving in and out and trying to take upon the barricades that. is not and that ok well what we're hearing from the united states and from the european union is of course the most cynical hypocrisy after the last few years of the brutal police repression of the occupy wall street movement in the united states and the

while while ukraine's east stands behind the president's. cairo meets the third anniversary of the two thousand and eleven revolution in grief after the city was hit by a series of bloody bombings on the eve of the landmark date. and thousands of protests against a social gathering of far right politicians in vienna as nationalist movements gained popularity across europe. life moscow headquarters this is r.t. international on wednesday france thanks for joining me rioters in ukraine's capital of kiev are reportedly holding two policemen hostage authorities also say an officer was found shot dead in the city center with another in hospital with stab wounds amid burning the barricades protesters and riot police showered the streets with molotov cocktails and rubber bullets overnight and the fury and kiev is spreading to ukraine's west as artie's alexi your chef he reports. these are the scenes playing out across western ukraine one by one thirteen region so far have been overcome by protest grange rioters have stormed regional administration buildings it turned violent in some cases

ukraine spreads to other cities where crowds are besieging local administrations while in the capital a temporary truce is holding as the opposition and the government valid to continue talks. with manning protesters dismissing and to go with the regime will look at the radical elements amid the trouble are fueling the violence. in other news no face to face meeting for the syrian government and the opposition as a warring sides agree to talk only through un mediators in different rooms at different times. cairo is rocked by series of deadly blasts claiming at least four lives and injuring dozens of others having anniversary of a twenty one an uprising. what you are seeing a national coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshie unrest is engulfing more cities across western ukraine while in kiev government concessions have failed to appease the opposition the two sides plan to hold another round of talks and meant a fragile truce while in many other places the situation no it isn't so peaceful these are here on the map all the main regional cities and in all of down protesters

it will. take place. breaking news here on international ukraine's president invites two of his most outspoken opponents to lead the government and agrees to alter the constitution. itself to crisis talks with the opposition aimed at getting a wave of sweeping the nation. all this is two police officers kidnapped by rodgers in ukraine's capital have now been released both were allegedly tortured and had been taken to hospital. this is international live from our studio center here in moscow where just ten eleven pm and nine pm in ukraine where the country's president has invited a leader of the opposition to become prime minister in a bid to quell antigovernment unrest let's get more now on this surprise turn around who is there in kiev so this appears to be momentous news coming there from the ukrainian capital tell us more peter. well the latest round of talks between the government and the opposition appears to have resulted in something of a breakthrough we've been hearing from the un a covert the president of ukraine saying that he will make changes to the constitution of t

france thanks for joining me rioters in ukraine's capital of kiev are reportedly holding two policemen hostage authorities also say an officer was found shot dead in the city center with another in hospital with stab or and wounds these are live pictures of independence square in central kiev just behind me now burning barricades like at this scene here protesters and riot police showered the streets with molotov cocktails and rubber bullets overnight and the fury in kiev is spreading to ukraine's west as artie's alexy reports. these are the scenes playing out across western ukraine one by one thirteen region so far have been overcome by protest grange rioters have stormed regional administration buildings it turned violent in some cases as angry crowds clashed with the police and over not occurring to the west of the river which breaks the country into but on the other side there's hardly any disturbance at all if we're talking about people from cellphone east and boss they are not eager to participate in any sort of military action in the southern region of the crimea autho

essence of me. you knew and no one will atalanta governor riders day again and ukraine's justice ministry ignoring opposition leader is pleased to meet the siege presence communications with the government's with a state of emergency to me. the most this year and he stops and move toward a lamb and trapped civilians. i'll be in battles and to get humanitarian aid and. british rowers who are too bored for the ballot has only one and yet people say they'll be bothered to turn out for the next election. a new wines from us kill hungry the junction. welcome to the program. bonfires barricades and doug appeasement stats how ukraine's capital looks after almost two weeks of unrelenting violence. right now you're looking at the latest pictures coming from the ukrainian capital kiev clinton common rioters are entrenched and the justice ministry building refusing to budge even despite fellow opposition leaders police. while about sixty radical activists from the movement known as common cause stormed the ministry at night smashing windows with clubs and metal bars opposition leader that i

did. wind chc!vez would willingly . rest in ukraine the spreads to other cities where crown derby see the local administrations while in the capital and temporary truce is holding is the opposition and the government vowed to continue talks. many protesters dismissing any negotiations with the original know what the other radical elements in in trouble are fuelling violence. now there is no face to face meeting for the year in government and the opposition as the warring sides agree the top only for you and mediators in different rooms at different times. i was rocked by theories of deborah glass cleaning at least four lines and injuring dozens of others having anniversary of the twenty eleven of pricing you bought for maths yet with the marina to eat. dress is engulfing more cities across western ukraine while in tn government concessions have failed to appease the opposition. the two scientists plan to hold another round of talks him into the fragile truce when many other places of the situation now it isn't so peaceful. these are you're an apple the main regional cities and in

the. protesters across western ukraine surrounded storm local government buildings as rotting spreads from the capital. in kiev a brief truce between rodgers and security forces and as the government shows it is willing to make concessions to the opposition amid calls from the to hold an early election. syria's opposition says it will insist on a sans resignation and could drop out of the geneva two talks at any moment as the international peace conference continues in switzerland. who blows water is edward snowden is reportedly planning to ask russia for personal protection after receiving death threats of top stories. this is not international law from our studio center here in moscow where midnight and ten pm in ukraine where rioting has spread to the west of the country with protests breaking into ministration buildings and in the capital kiev the opposition and the government and they're expected to announce the results of their talks. is that. but we've seen is groups of demonstrators and rioters across ukraine trying to. occupy or demonstrate outside of government build

prime minister of ukraine who said that old those writing in the central kiev are considered to be terrorists. and we also heard from the some of the officials from behind the barricades from the police lines who've been saying that. they will use force if needed and this is the case as we can see right now from our vantage point. the pair of the police are now in full in full swing to get the protesters who are still clearing rocks and and move the pills that that. we can see this literally maybe several hundred policemen. and. there will soon as we can hear banging their shields to give a proper psychological effect so that the protesters make the most head but now we can see there are no protesters remaining at the scene of the riots which has been the scene on the right for the past four days already. so here we are we're just meters literally five meters from the scene of the accident. thats it. the protesters have been pushed off from the governmental quarter several police lines and you can see one police line the other police line they're now securing the perimeter no major

simple answer we didn't discuss in detail the internal situation in ukraine and we didn't discuss. events your speaking about about what's happening in some of the cities in ukraine of course this is part of the global instability of the country and as i said we do more as far as we can contribute with most to restore stability but the main aim of all meeting of our summit was our strategic partnership our strategic relationship and ukraine and eastern partnership association agreements are a part of it and of course the global situation ukraine but we didn't enter into details on the very recent lucian's evil evolutions in ukraine. in the. i will tell you straightaway to answer your question by that we will revise this arrangement on the loan and on energy if a position comes into power no we will not it is not important to us because we had a very constructive dialogue with the ukrainian government when this government was searched and by mr tymoshenko we talk to her about everything and this is not. subject for us i will talk to any government in ukraine but what is the. it's a

ukraine which is constant a long shadow over the talks. also in just ten days the games begin at such as an impact on the hard city prepares to get down to business there are still allegations and the media had to deal with it. for sure did say that you create a grave indeed the national media for what do you know. and one senior member of the internationally because me too says his remarks on corruption and such are were taken out of context and used by the media to grade as line. international news life in moscow you want to note international with me you know. and welcome to the program the ukrainian opposition is pledging to continue mass protests in kiev until the president steps down the unocal which attempted to me to protest leaders way as the talks continued overnight let's go cross live to an extent for more now on this and say there's a vote in parliament today what do we know about that. well it won't be exaggeration to say that today is the most important parliamentary session in the history of modern ukraine the biggest chance to stop the violence we heard indicatio

ukraine is in rest with crowds laying siege to official buildings in over a dozen regions this despite the president's pledge to revoke controversial protests and reshuffle the government. in kiev police arresting gang believed to be behind violent riots in the capital we look at the radical elements in the midst of the chaos seeking to escalate the situation. syria's warring factions agree for the first time to hold face to face talks off to separate meetings with the united nations mediator at the geneva two peace conference. and a fourth bomb goes off bringing the day's death toll to at least six with dozens more injured ahead of the anniversary of the two thousand and eleven uprising. this is an international live from austria center here in moscow which just midnight and ten pm in ukraine where protests are raging throughout the west of the country and in several central provinces that's despite the government's offer of further concessions to calm the unrest with president which pledging to free those detained during riots in the capital kiev earlier this week now these a

. don't get into much more studious the decay in moscow which tended dollars and ten pm the ukraine where rusty has spread to the west of the country would protest to see jean and breaking into administration buildings and in the capital kiev the whole position and the government and are expected to announce the results of that old aunties. the dollar that is that. every scene is sad and groups of demonstrates is in riots is there in the across ukraine and trying to and i do keep my meal and demonstrate outside old government buildings now in the city's old and new fold flat into the world and we have seen beat the dana and the local ministry shipbuilding steve o'keefe nights like demonstrates is known as snoopy online in a double and twitter accounts of thousands of people in the vault also seated on the local news here is whether the scenes but man it's not just those two cities day in the west of ukraine worlds a hearing at the oaks and government offices being besieged old babies the scenes of demonstrations that have certainly be under arrest in ukraine not limited to to the co

ukraine's prime minister resigned saying it's a sacrifice to stop the violent unrest but the opposition continues to call for mass protests until the president steps down to. the union is working on the question will be. brussels downgrades a summit with russia because of differences over the crisis in ukraine which is casting and long shadow over the talks. in just ten days the games begin in softies olympic park but as the host city prepares to get down to business there are still allegations in the media to deal with. those who do say that it was created to give the graves in the international media what do you know . one senior member of the international olympic committee says his remarks on corruption and saw were taken out of context and used by the media to create headlines. you're watching are to international live from our moscow studios i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me ukraine's prime minister has resigned and what he says is part of an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the country's political deadlock the parliament is now reviewing several other conc

ukraine revokes almost all the recently introduced anti protest laws and the prime minister resigns but the concessions still haven't ended the opposition's calls for continued protests until the president steps down. you know the union is working on the shoulder which. downgrades a summit with russia because of differences over the crisis in ukraine which is casting a long shadow over the talks. in just ten days the games begin at saatchi's olympic park but as the host city prepares to get down to business there are still a allegations in the media to deal with. the woods where you create a grave. the commission for what to use and over. one senior member of the international olympic committee says his remarks on corruption and saatchi were taken out of context and used by the media to create headlines. we're watching our to international live from moscow headquarters i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. ukraine's prime minister has handed in his resignation and what he says is part of an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the country's political deadlock and the parliamen

worth the russia because of differences over the crisis in ukraine which is constant a long shadow over the talks. also the sound just ten days the games begin at. pong we'll bring you all the latest. to get down to business. on the one senior member of the international olympic committee said his remarks on corruption in sochi were taken out of context and used by media to create headline. we didn't have any effect and this was never an item for discussion. this is our say international coming here live from moscow hello everyone welcome to the. the ukrainian government has warned that my eyes may have been planted on a gas pipeline and reports security breaches at two are with nuclear plants the authorities say this could be part of an attempt to prolong unrest in the nation rioters have been fighting with police for nearly two weeks now and have taken over city halls across ukraine but as one sees policia reports there are other groups who made step in to stop these protests. it isn't easy in eastern ukraine many fear the violence from kiev will be repeated here police are not taking

obama's n.s.a. speech we'll take a look at his response just ahead and the capital of ukraine has seen countless clashing between protesters and riot police now a tense cease fire has been declared while opposition leaders negotiate with the government the latest from ukraine coming up. and the syrian peace talks have just wrapped david two in switzerland but with the two sides warring over assad's power in the country will the syrian government and rebels even be able to come to an agreement in geneva bring you more from switzerland later in the show. it's thursday january twenty third four pm in washington d.c. i mean you're a david and you're watching r t. and we begin today with breaking news with a special q. and a chat conducted by former government contractor edward snowden today snowden gave a number of curious people out there the chance to have a conversation with him by offering them to ask some timely questions our very own sam sachs has been charting those questions and answers from our newsroom to say i have it seems like most people are dying to know what snowden's

the agreement with the opposition to clear the streets. while western ukraine is rocked by more protest as local administration buildings are stormed or taken over by crowds and over a dozen regional centers. also this week face to face for the first on the syrian government and the rabbitohs agreed to discuss humanitarian aid at peace talks in switzerland so far avoiding the toughest issues. not going to thing that will mean stand have to leave and we have to find peace in life we can't give up. amid the bombs and bullets in syria itself we visit a maternity unit there to find out how mothers and doctors battle through the horrors of the war. dozens are killed in street violence and wave of deadly bombings in egypt as a polarized nation reaches the third anniversary of its revolution meanwhile the interim leader says the country's next step will be a presidential election. you're watching national coming to you live from moscow marina josh welcome to the program or ukraine security forces say two policemen were injured last night after angry crowds stormed kenya's convention ce

died and the embattled president is talking to opposition leader whose want new elections, ukraine is the inside story. ♪ with government coffers bare, ukraine got a bail out, not by looking west to the european union, but by looking north to vladimir putin's moscow. $15 billion helped president victor save off disaster short term, but it isn't a permanent solution. the demonstrators controlling the streets at the heart of the capitol have not given in, or given up. after weeks of pressure from ryon police, and water hoses dousing them in the sub freezing cold. big opposition parties got an audience, after threatens to throw their weight behind the protests, which have begun to spread to other regions. a country almost as big as texas brimming east and west europe, is locks in a tug of war over its future. >> now for the first time, protestors have been killed today the prime minister accused the opposition of trying to stage a coupe. amido the violence, and heated rhetoric, the two sides continue to talk. the opposition leader and former heavy weight championship boxer has called o

ukraine's president vows to do everything to stop the violence announcing an amnesty to those detained in the kiev riots while unrest spreads to other cities where crowds are besieging official promises. as many protesters dismiss any negotiations with the regime look at the radical elements of the trouble fueling the violence. this hour a fourth bomb goes off in cairo is the city is rocked by a series of deadly blasts claiming the six lives and injuring dozens of others head of the anniversary of the two thousand and eleven uprising. and no face to face meeting for the syrian government and the opposition as the warring sides agreed to talk only through un mediators in different rooms a different time. this is r.t. international live from our studio center here in moscow which just turned eight pm and six pm in kiev where the government is offering further concessions to calm the rest with president pledging to free those arrested during the riots earlier this week well meanwhile protests are engulfing more cities across western ukraine live to the capital now in artie's peet

is this . crowds are taking over local government buildings across the country with western ukraine and the pub of the right movement syrian peace talks in geneva bear their first fruit the warring sides have agreed to a back to eight civilians from the city of palms which has seen some of the worst fighting during the almost three year long conflict. and dozens are killed in street violence and a wave of deadly bombings in egypt as the divided nation reaches the third anniversary of its revolution. meanwhile the interim leader says the country's next step will be a presidential election lol. broadcasting live direct studious the month that it is rtm sean thomas with our weekly recap. now ukrainian writers are storming of the justice ministry in kiev right now and local administration buildings have been the target of protesters elsewhere in the country. all this after the opposition turned it down to the president's offer to change the constitution and make one of their leaders prime minister will be hearing more from our keys and peter oliver in a little bit. but right now. one ra

watching live from paris in just a moment of fourth and kept debate event in tonight's to ukraine and at peak prices as their first though the headlines this evening ukrainian government resigns as the country's parliament its repeal the anti protest those that wish to sell me two major concessions on fox called the country's president to yanukovich as he seeks to defuse the crisis that has deepened and spread and is now putting the country's crisis hard to trust a knife in brussels the demerit it is said that the letter from miss ukraine would stand regardless of who was in office. ten thousand troops are needed in the central african republic that's according to frost says that avoids united nations the situation and says it is to hop on board is very dire. this is the us and its unanimously to get his troops in the country the right to use force. more violence today. egypt's islamic morrissey went on trial at dale and i told him got the green light from the army to run for president two policemen are killed and two people wounded on the third anniversary of one of the bloodiest days i

coming to you live from moscow i'm reading. unrest as engulfing more cities across western ukraine while in kiev government concessions have failed to appease the opposition the two sides plan to hold another round of talks amid the fragile truce well in many other places though the situation isn't so peaceful well these are some of the regional cities and in all of them protesters have tried to seize a local administrations police only managed to repel the crowds in just one of those let's get right up to date with people all over who is in the green in capital kiev for us so peter do bring us up to date and tell us how is the unrest spreading across the country. well what we're seeing is violence erupting across the west of ukraine around a dozen cities in parts of the of the country have seen attacks on government buildings by rioters now some of the worst affected have been places like the city of san fran called now they try to rioters try on thursday nights to occupy government buildings there we understand now they have taken control of one of the government buildings after

ukraine's president vows to do everything in his power to stop the turmoil sweeping his country announcing an amnesty for those detained in the. other cities. official buildings. and as many protesters reject any negotiations with the leadership we look at the radical elements in the midst of the chaos seeking to escalate the situation. syria's warring factions agree for the first time to hold face to face talks meetings with the united nations mediator at the geneva two peace conference . for bringing the. dozens more injured ahead of the anniversary of the. uprising. this is. eleven pm nine pm in kiev where the government is offering further concessions to rest with the president pledging to free those arrested during the riots earlier this week meanwhile protests are engulfing cities across the west of the country. the reports from the capital. but been hearing from president dick the on a covert chaffed of the latest rounds of talks between the government and the opposition now he's announced what's been achieved so far he said the january sixteenth laws that were brought in

head and says ukraine's president should call snap elections well in kiev a brief truce between protesters and security forces takes away. he was preparing the ground for syria's rival delegations to meet face to face on friday after day one of the low awaited peace talks was marred by bitter exchanges. and there was worries edward snowden is reportedly planning to ask russia for personal protection after getting death threats our top story. this is r.t. international live from studio center here in moscow which just eight pm and six pm in kiev where protesters and police have declared a truce which is expected to hold for the next two hours the e.u. is getting more closely involved now with the head of the european parliament saying the country's president should call an early election peter all of it is there gauging the mood on the streets and following international reaction. in terms of what we're seeing from pressure and people taking speaking about what's going on here in ukraine from the outside well we have seen some movement with regards to the european union martin sc

ukraine's lawmakers roll back most anti protest laws while the country's prime minister hands in his resignation but the opposition protesters stay put in their camps and valen to carry on into the president goes. european union is working very childish on the question will be. some of the split over ukraine sees brussels scaling back and russia's summit to a meeting of just a few hours some political analysts say europe should grow up. at saatchi's olympic park is about to throw open its doors for the games a flow of allegations from the world's media continue to flood the host city. for sure to say good things for you create good be great proceed in the international media for what the user mode most north a senior member of the international olympic committee claims the media used his remarks on corruption in softly out of context to cause a sensation. you're watching r t international live from our moscow studios islands in france thanks for joining me. ukraine's parliament has voted to cancel most of the anti protest laws that triggered two weeks of rioting in kiev that's as

ukraine's president vows to do everything in his power to stop the turmoil sweeping his country announcing an amnesty for those detained in the kiev riots while in other cities crowds lay siege to official buildings. and as many protesters reject any negotiations with the leadership we look at the radical elements in the midst of the chaos seeking to escalate the situation. syria's warring factions agree for the first time to hold face to face talks after separate meetings with the united nations mediator at the geneva two peace conference we go live to geneva a little later. and in cairo a fourth bomb goes off bringing the day's death toll to at least six with thousands more injured ahead of the anniversary of the two thousand and eleven uprising our top stories this hour. this is r.t. international live from our studio center here in moscow which just turned ten pm and eight pm in kiev where the government is offering further concessions to calm the unrest with president at a covert pledging to free those arrested during the riots this week meanwhile protests are engulfing cit